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JN Flight Plan: Two Struggling Teams Fittingly Meet At The Tank?
Nov 1, 2019, 16:15 EDTUpdated: Nov 1, 2019, 16:01 EDT
It’s the start of a back-to-back set for the Winnipeg Jets as they continue their road trip through the American south west with a stop in San Jose to face a Sharks club that has also seen a bit of a rocky start to their 2019-20 season.
@Winnipeg Jets (6-6-0 / 4th Central)
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@San Jose Sharks (4-8-1 / 7th Pacific)
Nov 1, 2019 – Puck drop: 9:30 PM CST
SAP Center – San Jose, CA
TV: TSN 3 – Radio: TSN 1290
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@ ANA 7-4 Loss | Last Game | @ BOS 5-1 LOSS |
2-3 (1 L) | Last 5 Games | 1-3-1 (3 L) |
@Nikolaj Ehlers – 6 | Goal Leader | @Evander Kane – 7 |
@PATRIK LAINE – 10 | Assist Leader | @Brent Burns – 10 |
Three Players – 13 | Points Leader | Brent Burns – 13 |
15.56% (23rd) | The Power Play | 24.44% (9th) |
65.38% (31ST) | The Penalty Kill | 90.38% (1st) |
CONNOR HELLEBUYCK (5-5-0 / .921 SV%) | Starting Goalie | MARTIN JONES (2-6-1 / .890 SV%) |
L @ ANA (14-19 / .737 SV%) | Last Goalie Start | L @ BOS (36-41/ .878 SV%) |
3-3-0 ON ROAD | Road v Home Record | 2-2-0 AT HOME |
Last Sharks Game
Their last game of a road trip out east wasn’t a very kind one as the @Boston Bruins dominated early in puck possession and the power play and ended up coasting to a 5-1 win over the Sharks.
Fun Sharks Facts…
- @Patrick Marleau became the seventh player in NHL history to appear in 1,500 career NHL games with one NHL franchise on 10/25 at Toronto.
- Entering this season, @Joe Thornton ranked 12th on the all-time games played list, eighth on the all-time assist list and 14th on the all-time points list. Some upcoming milestones for Jumbo include 10 assists from A. Oates (1,079) for seventh on the all-time assist list, 18 points from 1,500 NHL points and 21 games from 1,600 NHL games.
- Brent Burns goal in the game against Boston pushed his current point streak to four games (1g, 4a).
- The Sharks currently own the best penalty kill unit in the NHL, killing off 90.4% of their disadvantages. San Jose is the only team in the NHL over 90% this season, and hold a perfect 15-15 kill rate at home.
What They’re Saying…
Kane is recognized all throughout the NHL as being someone who won’t back down from a fight. Anyone who is willing to drop the mitts with someone like @Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins is certainly worthy of respect, and I am by no means saying he needs to tone down his physicality on the ice. He does, however, need to play smart with how he uses his body and avoid any more suspensions this season.
Evander Kane: Asset or Liability for the Sharks? – The Hockey Writers
There have been rumblings about a possible trade from the blueline to shore up the offensive danger on the wing. Upon the return of @Radim Simek, the Sharks will have a glut of left-handed defensemen on the NHL roster. Wilson may be able to move one of them for forward help, and if he could get any value for @Marc-Edouard Vlasic’s contract at this point in his career, it would qualify as yet another DW miracle.
Round Table: The Sharks look bad, is there a fix? – Fear The Fin
Last Jets Game
Their first game of a road trip out west wasn’t a very kind one as a poor second period once again sunk the Winnipeg Jets who out-shot (but not really) the @Anaheim Ducks but couldn’t out-score them in a 7-4 loss.
Fun Jets Facts…
- The Jets are eighth in the NHL with an average of 33.7 shots per game.
- Bryan Little has a point in three consecutive games played and has two goals and two assists over those three games.
- Josh Morrissey is ninth in the NHL with an average of 24:57 TOI per game. He’s played at least 24 minutes in four consecutive games.
- Winnipeg is 10-19-3 all-time against San Jose. The Jets do however have points in four of their past five games (3-1-1) against the Sharks after losing the previous four meetings.
What We’re Saying…
However, the Jets should be able to turn all those missed shooting attempts into high percentage scoring chances in this game against the Sharks. Coming into this game, the Sharks have blocked the sixth-fewest number of shots (155) in the entire league. So, that means the Jets should be posied for a high-scoring affair in San Jose tonight.
Tonight’s Officials
Referees: Peter MacDougall (38) & Wes McCauley (4)
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll (68), Vaughan Rody (73)
Be sure to check out our Twitter feed for any late updates to the game lineups!
You can also get up to the minute lineup combos for the Jets
including power play and penalty kill lines by checking out our line combo page.
You can also get up to the minute lineup combos for the Jets
including power play and penalty kill lines by checking out our line combo page.
San Jose Sharks Lines
| LW | C | RW | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 PATRICK MARLEAU Rating: 71.5#89 LW |  LOGAN COUTURE Rating: 76.7#26 C |  TIMO MEIER Rating: 74.6#27 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 74.27#26 FL1 |
 EVANDER KANE Rating: 76.2#18 LW |  TOMAS HERTL Rating: 78.3#15 C |  KEVIN LABANC Rating: 73.4#46 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 75.98#4 FL2 |
 MARCUS SORENSEN Rating: 71.3#103 LW |  JOE THORNTON Rating: 72.8#89 C |  MELKER KARLSSON Rating: 69.7#109 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 71.25#24 FL3 |
 LUKAS RADIL Rating: 70.9#90 LW |  BARCLAY GOODROW Rating: 69.4#130 C |  JONNY BRODZINSKI Rating: 70.6#149 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 70.26#20 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
 MARC-EDOUARD VLASIC Rating: 72.6#74 LD |  BRENT BURNS Rating: 78.5#4 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 75.55#12 DL1 |
 BRENDEN DILLON Rating: 70.9#108 LD |  ERIK KARLSSON Rating: 77.4#9 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 74.17#11 DL2 |
 MARIO FERRARO Rating: 72.6#77 LD |  TIM HEED Rating: 72.0#71 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 72.27#18 DL3 |
| GOALIES | |
|---|---|
 MARTIN JONES Rating: 61.7#60 G1 |  AARON DELL Rating: 60.9#63 G2 |
Winnipeg Jets Lines
| LW | C | RW | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 KYLE CONNOR Rating: 76.3#17 LW |  MARK SCHEIFELE Rating: 78.0#16 C |  BLAKE WHEELER Rating: 74.5#28 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 76.27#12 FL1 |
 NIKOLAJ EHLERS Rating: 75.2#25 LW |  BRYAN LITTLE Rating: 72.1#110 C |  JACK ROSLOVIC Rating: 70.7#96 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 72.68#21 FL2 |
 MATHIEU PERREAULT Rating: 70.3#124 LW |  ANDREW COPP Rating: 71.5#121 C |  GABRIEL BOURQUE Rating: 68.2#120 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 69.98#31 FL3 |
 DAVID GUSTAFSSON Rating: 73.1#80 C |  LOGAN SHAW Rating: 68.6#117 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 70.85#13 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
 JOSH MORRISSEY Rating: 74.1#33 LD |  TUCKER POOLMAN Rating: 71.9#73 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 73.04#27 DL1 |
 DMITRY KULIKOV Rating: 70.6#112 LD |  NEAL PIONK Rating: 72.6#64 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 71.58#30 DL2 |
 CARL DAHLSTROM Rating: 70.7#111 LD |  ANTHONY BITETTO Rating: 69.4#103 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 70.01#29 DL3 |
| GOALIES | |
|---|---|
 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK Rating: 69.6#16 G1 |  LAURENT BROSSOIT Rating: 65.5#47 G2 |
Breaking News
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